Thanks to his fame and success in NASCAR, Dale Earnhardt Jr. was able to experience something many diehard NFL fans only dream of: He went to the Washington Redskins training camp Tuesday and played a few reps with Kirk Cousins and Josh Norman.

When asked what the best and most challenges parts of being a Redskins fans are – especially with their tumultuous seasons recently – Earnhardt told FTW:

“They’re the same thing. The best thing about it and hardest thing about it is the passion. You’re invested emotionally. The wins are great, the losses aren’t. I relate to the fans that support our race team when they say, ‘How you do on the race track really affects my whole week.’

“And so I feel the same way as a Redskins fan during the season. When they win, man, you’re excited and thrilled about the future, and the whole week’s awesome. But when they lose, the Monday and Tuesday are a bit of a grind. But it affects me personally, and being a fan since ’81-’82, it’s a lot of years.”

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